Tech protest puts ethnic tension in spotlight

Ethinic tension inside Technical High School became public spectacle Wednesday on its south lawn as more than 100 students and parents, most of them Somali, protested what they described as a pattern of bullying and discrimination to which school officials have not adequately responded.

The protest started shortly before noon. Protesters, including students and parents, chanted slogans and waved posters.

Inside the school, normal activity ground to a halt as the bulk of students not involved in the protest were contained to their classrooms.